Abstract The Iapetus Ocean opened during the fission of the supercontinent Rodinia, from
the breakup of three of its core continental constituents: Laurentia, Baltica and Amazonia …

Appinite complexes preserve evidence of mantle processes that produce voluminous
granitoid batholiths. These plutonic complexes range from ultramafic to felsic in composition …

The tectonics, dynamics, and biogeographic landscape of the early Paleozoic were
dominated by the opening and expansion of one large ocean—the Rheic—and the …

Apatite is a common accessory mineral in igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. It
has potential as a provenance indicator in sedimentary systems, as it can host a wide variety …

Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …

The supercontinent Pangea formed by the subduction of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans
between Gondwana, Laurentia, and Baltica during mid-to-late Paleozoic times. However …

Preceding chapters have summarized how in the Early Ordovician the collision of the edge
of Laurentia with a Midland Valley arc terrane led to the Grampian orogenic event and …

Classic tectonic models for the Caledonian orogeny in Scotland involve Ordovician collision
of Laurentia–Midland Valley arc (Grampian orogeny), followed by middle Silurian collision of …

Neoproterozoic siliciclastic-dominated sequences are widespread along the eastern margin
of Laurentia and are related to rifting associated with the breakout of Laurentia from the …

This paper discusses the paleogeography and plate tectonics of the Silurian using five
global and twelve regional scale maps. These maps illustrate the distribution of major …